2. The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank signed a $318 million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project to promote climate resilient agriculture technologies, improve water management practices, and increase market opportunities for small and marginal farmers.

8. Industry body Ficci has signed an agreement with the Center for the Study of Caste and Capitalism (CSCC) and its digital arm Inclusivity.in to promote the interest and growth of entrepreneurs belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

9. According to a report titled 2018 World Economic League Table, India is set to overtake the United Kingdom and France to become the world’s fifth largest economy in 2018. This report has been released by Centre for Economics and Business Research.